Cedar Rapids tackles race tensions at tavern and police
City officials seek measured handling of race related complaints involving a Southeast Side tavern and alleged price discrimination against blacks. A dialog mechanism with police aims to ease tensions while civil rights questions hinge on ongoing investigations. Public support for the KKK is not illegal but condemned. patience and lawful process are urged to avoid escalating the dispute.
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Cedar Rapids
KKK
Dubuque Pack Faces Job Cuts And Pay Freeze Demands
The Dubuque Packing Company threatens a 1400 job purge and a 15 month pay freeze if workers reject a profit sharing plan. Union leaders argue against concessions while city officials push for lower taxes and sewage fees. Workers recall past sacrifices to keep operations, but demand fair terms.
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Dubuque Packing Company
Dubuque
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 150A
Dubuque Pack
Iowa
Consumer Products Safety Commission at risk from budget cuts
Washington reports that a broad lobby coalition backed by President Reagan seeks a near 30 percent CPSC budget cut. The agency cites recalls and safety actions on cribs, water heaters, hair dryers, and other products that have prevented injuries and deaths.
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CPSC
Commission
Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association
Formaldehyde Institute
National Association of Manufacturers
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Reagan
House
Senate
Cardinal Wyszynski: hero for our time and defender of freedom
In Warsaw crowds honor Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, a mediator who helped curb Poland's 1950s 70s crises. He backed Solidarity, urged dialogue with the regime, and framed the Church as a herald of freedom while preserving its spiritual mission. Walesa calls him a good and wise man.
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Warsaw
Victory Square
Poland
Stefan Wyszynski
Wyszynski
Soviet Union
Europe
Josef Mindszenty
Caesar
Cardinal
Lech Walesa
Eastern Iowans invited to share views on any topic
Glenn Janus of Cedar Rapids, associate professor of modern European and Russian history at Coe College, contributes as he researches a book on American Catholic history. The column invites thoughtful reflections from readers in the region.
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Glenn Janus
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Indispensable quickie from The Cedar Rapids Gazette
Letters describe the daily grind of reading a newspaper in brief bursts. Readers note weather checks, death notices, letters to the editor, and quick caption scavenging, ending with a paradoxical claim of dependence.
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Cedar Rapids
Park Cleanup Acknowledges Crews at Cedar Valley Rompot Park
Community volunteers credited for cleaning the creek at Cedar Valley Rompot Park. Listed helpers include Mike Noke Teresa Gary Jim Murray Patti Clinton Brian McMurrin Dwight Nathan Aaron Pauline Johnstone Dean Ortberg Brian Wayne Hard Jim Davenport Kevin Kirk Robby Vanda Shawn Jason Mahan Kim Hahn Dennis Keith Tracey Paul Yvonne Smith Carolyn Coppess Scott Phillips and Walt Bechka. City Parks Department urged to support ongoing maintenance efforts.
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Mike Noke
Teresa
Gary
Jim Murray
Patti Clinton
Brian McMurrin
Dwight Nathan
Aaron
Pauline Johnstone
Dean Ortberg
Brian
Wayne Hard
Jim Davenport
Kevin Kirk
Robby Vanda
Shawn
Jason Mahan
Kim Hahn
Dennis
Keith
Tracey
Paul
Yvonne Smith
Carolyn Coppess
Scott Phillips
Walt Bechka
Neighborhood pellet gun worries after cat injury
A resident urges action after a cat was paralyzed by a pellet gun wound and later euthanized. The writer calls for restriction or removal of pellet guns from individuals unable to use them responsibly to protect pets.
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John Donnelly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
the Gazette
Klan
Washington
Consumer Products Safety Commission
Robert Walters Newspaper Enterprise Association
Solidarity
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Hungary
Cardinal Wyszynski
Cedar Valley
Rompot Park
City Parks Department
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